OOCL Grace takes on green methanol in Guangdong bunkering first
In China, CIMC Enric and Sinopec Zhonghai Fuel Supply recently delivered 983 metric tons of bonded green methanol to Orient Overseas Container Line’s OOCL Grace at Shenzhen’s Yantian Port ahead of the ship’s maiden commercial voyage, marking Guangdong province’s first cross-customs-district direct supply of bonded green methanol to an international vessel, China Energy News reported.
The methanol was produced at CIMC Enric’s Zhanjiang plant and transported through a bonded storage and delivery system linking the Guangzhou and Shenzhen customs districts. Sinopec Zhonghai Fuel Supply’s bunker vessel Daqing 268 executed the bunkering operation.
The 24,168 TEU OOCL Grace is nearly 400 meters long and belongs to the world’s largest class of methanol dual-fuel container ships.
CIMC Enric said its Zhanjiang-produced methanol meets lifecycle emissions, traceability and certification requirements for international shipping. The company plans to expand bonded green fuel bunkering operations across the Greater Bay Area.
Category: Sustainable Marine Fuels
